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The following table indicates some of the important objectives chosen by 1992 USC freshmen anaprovides comparative responses from highly selective private universities, all private universities ana all university respondents (all numbers in percentages):
Private
Univ.
Private USC Hi-select
79 61
V.-.T- ^\v.w.v.V.v.v.••••:• .% v....
Be well off financially Become an authority in my field Raise a family
Obtain recognition from colleagues Help others in difficulty Promote racial understanding Keep up to date on politics Develop philosophy of life Success in own business
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Students responded to a question that asked them to categorize their political views. The table below represents the 1992 distribution (all numbers in percentages):
Private Private All USC Hi-select Univ. Univ.
Far left Liberal
Middle of the road Conservative Far right
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Fast Forward
Thursday April 22,1993 Vol. CXIX, No. 63
Weather
The morning will look de-
ng
nth
pressing with clouds lingering until the afternoon. Expect the sun to shine late in the day. The high should be in the upper 70s and the low in the 50s.
Boone keeps up the family name
Sophomore third baseman Aaron Boone is yet another in a long line of Boones. His brother played for USC's baseball team, and his father and grandfather played in the pros.
Sports, page 20
‘Beirut’ war zone for love, disease
The production of "Beirut," starring university theater students Tomi Hurtado and Casey Peterson, deals with the issue of having a relationship in the age of AIDS.
Diversions, page 7
Last time around for ‘Stone Tablet’
He made us laugh, he made us think, he added a line to his resume. We thought it fitting to take a look back at Larry Stone's best political cartoons as he heads out into reality.
Viewpoint, page 5
F.Y.I.
Community mural set to take shape
The Interfratemity Council is organizing a mural to display the university's commitment to community interaction.
Local street artists will begin working on the project next Tuesday.
The mural will be 60 feet high by 170 feet wide and will be visible from the Harbor (110) freeway.
Every campus club is invited to add its logo to the growing list of participants trying to improve the lives of all Angelenos.
Interested groups should contact Zack Estrin at (213) 740-1178 for further information.
Grad housing will close for summer
Demand too low to justify keeping all complexes open, Housing says
Priority period assignments delayed
Indefinite postponement of housing results caused by computer problems
By Kim Smith
Staff Writer
Students who have applied for university housing for next year have received bad news — the housing department has postponed Priority Period assignments indefinitely.
The housing assignments for fall were originally scheduled to be posted on April 9 but have been delayed for the second time due to problems with the computer system, said Jeff Urdahl, director of university housing and residential halls.
'We're transitioning to a new software system and they're still working out the
bugs," Urdahl said. He said that the delays will not affect students' priority rankings or their assignments.
Urdahl said he hopes the assignments will be posted before finals end. According to a memo given to current residents, if the assignments are available before the end of finals, students will have until May 6 to cancel their assignment and still receive the $100 deposit refund.
The contracts will be passed out from the customer service centers at the students' current assignments if the assigments are finished before finals.
If the assignments are not available prior
to finals, students will receive their assignments by mail, according to the memo. Students are encouraged to make sure their permanent mailing address in the university's records is correct.
Reassignment will be possible by phone and by mail for out-of-state students, Urdahl said. The housing department has a toll-free number (1-800-USC-4ME2) that students with any contracting problems can call, Urdahl said.
Urdahl emphasized that the university is trying to complete the assignments as soon as possible.
(See Priority, page 2)
Isabella Chan / Dally Trojan
Terrace is one of the graduate buildings being closed for summer.
By Elson Trinidad
Staff Writer
Anticipating a lack of sufficient demand, University Housing is planning to close down Terrace, Vista and Seven Gables graduate apartments over the summer to reduce cost, according to director Jeff Urdahl.
At least 50 graduate students will be affected by the closures, which will take place at the beginning of June.
"Some extensive research has been done to look into the situation to see if there was sufficient demand for the apartments," said Urdahl. "There isn't any right now."
Daniel George, resident manager at Terrace, said he has been notified that his building will be
closed over the summer, but will still be open to current residents until June 30.
Urdahl said that during the academic year, the occupancy in the graduate housing complexes is about 88 percent, but that only 20 percent of the occupants are expected to stay through the summer.
"An occupancy of about 60 percent or close to that would make us consider leaving them open," Urdahl said.
He added that in the past, there were no closures during the summer, but that the occupancy numbers were still low.
"(The closures) allow us to get the apartments ready for the academic year and it shifts the fi-(See Closures, page 12)
Trant K. Tanaka / Daffy Trojan
Class of 1996 more liberal than ’88 class, survey shows
By Paul Clinton and Scott Sandell
Staff Writers
Despite the university's conservative image, an increasing percentage of freshmen view their politics as liberal and are concerned with social issues, according to a recently released survey.
At the same time, however, first-year students have not given up strong career goals of financial well-being and recognition in their fields. However, according to the vice president of the Trojan Democrats, freshman participation in that political organization has not substantially increased.
Though most freshmen classify themselves as politically moderate, the 1992 USC Fall Freshman Survey reveals that 31 percent of university freshmen consider themselves as liberals,
(See Survey, page 12)

The following table indicates some of the important objectives chosen by 1992 USC freshmen anaprovides comparative responses from highly selective private universities, all private universities ana all university respondents (all numbers in percentages):
Private
Univ.
Private USC Hi-select
79 61
V.-.T- ^\v.w.v.V.v.v.••••:• .% v....
Be well off financially Become an authority in my field Raise a family
Obtain recognition from colleagues Help others in difficulty Promote racial understanding Keep up to date on politics Develop philosophy of life Success in own business
£
Students responded to a question that asked them to categorize their political views. The table below represents the 1992 distribution (all numbers in percentages):
Private Private All USC Hi-select Univ. Univ.
Far left Liberal
Middle of the road Conservative Far right
hhh
Fast Forward
Thursday April 22,1993 Vol. CXIX, No. 63
Weather
The morning will look de-
ng
nth
pressing with clouds lingering until the afternoon. Expect the sun to shine late in the day. The high should be in the upper 70s and the low in the 50s.
Boone keeps up the family name
Sophomore third baseman Aaron Boone is yet another in a long line of Boones. His brother played for USC's baseball team, and his father and grandfather played in the pros.
Sports, page 20
‘Beirut’ war zone for love, disease
The production of "Beirut," starring university theater students Tomi Hurtado and Casey Peterson, deals with the issue of having a relationship in the age of AIDS.
Diversions, page 7
Last time around for ‘Stone Tablet’
He made us laugh, he made us think, he added a line to his resume. We thought it fitting to take a look back at Larry Stone's best political cartoons as he heads out into reality.
Viewpoint, page 5
F.Y.I.
Community mural set to take shape
The Interfratemity Council is organizing a mural to display the university's commitment to community interaction.
Local street artists will begin working on the project next Tuesday.
The mural will be 60 feet high by 170 feet wide and will be visible from the Harbor (110) freeway.
Every campus club is invited to add its logo to the growing list of participants trying to improve the lives of all Angelenos.
Interested groups should contact Zack Estrin at (213) 740-1178 for further information.
Grad housing will close for summer
Demand too low to justify keeping all complexes open, Housing says
Priority period assignments delayed
Indefinite postponement of housing results caused by computer problems
By Kim Smith
Staff Writer
Students who have applied for university housing for next year have received bad news — the housing department has postponed Priority Period assignments indefinitely.
The housing assignments for fall were originally scheduled to be posted on April 9 but have been delayed for the second time due to problems with the computer system, said Jeff Urdahl, director of university housing and residential halls.
'We're transitioning to a new software system and they're still working out the
bugs," Urdahl said. He said that the delays will not affect students' priority rankings or their assignments.
Urdahl said he hopes the assignments will be posted before finals end. According to a memo given to current residents, if the assignments are available before the end of finals, students will have until May 6 to cancel their assignment and still receive the $100 deposit refund.
The contracts will be passed out from the customer service centers at the students' current assignments if the assigments are finished before finals.
If the assignments are not available prior
to finals, students will receive their assignments by mail, according to the memo. Students are encouraged to make sure their permanent mailing address in the university's records is correct.
Reassignment will be possible by phone and by mail for out-of-state students, Urdahl said. The housing department has a toll-free number (1-800-USC-4ME2) that students with any contracting problems can call, Urdahl said.
Urdahl emphasized that the university is trying to complete the assignments as soon as possible.
(See Priority, page 2)
Isabella Chan / Dally Trojan
Terrace is one of the graduate buildings being closed for summer.
By Elson Trinidad
Staff Writer
Anticipating a lack of sufficient demand, University Housing is planning to close down Terrace, Vista and Seven Gables graduate apartments over the summer to reduce cost, according to director Jeff Urdahl.
At least 50 graduate students will be affected by the closures, which will take place at the beginning of June.
"Some extensive research has been done to look into the situation to see if there was sufficient demand for the apartments," said Urdahl. "There isn't any right now."
Daniel George, resident manager at Terrace, said he has been notified that his building will be
closed over the summer, but will still be open to current residents until June 30.
Urdahl said that during the academic year, the occupancy in the graduate housing complexes is about 88 percent, but that only 20 percent of the occupants are expected to stay through the summer.
"An occupancy of about 60 percent or close to that would make us consider leaving them open," Urdahl said.
He added that in the past, there were no closures during the summer, but that the occupancy numbers were still low.
"(The closures) allow us to get the apartments ready for the academic year and it shifts the fi-(See Closures, page 12)
Trant K. Tanaka / Daffy Trojan
Class of 1996 more liberal than ’88 class, survey shows
By Paul Clinton and Scott Sandell
Staff Writers
Despite the university's conservative image, an increasing percentage of freshmen view their politics as liberal and are concerned with social issues, according to a recently released survey.
At the same time, however, first-year students have not given up strong career goals of financial well-being and recognition in their fields. However, according to the vice president of the Trojan Democrats, freshman participation in that political organization has not substantially increased.
Though most freshmen classify themselves as politically moderate, the 1992 USC Fall Freshman Survey reveals that 31 percent of university freshmen consider themselves as liberals,
(See Survey, page 12)